Activity 3.7- Wildlife Trafficking Online
1. Write a short report for your blog about the animal or animal product you found. This will be in two sections. Section A will be the facts. Use these labels. Do not write an essay, write as a datasheet. Common name: Axolotl Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum IUCN Category (vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, etc.): Critically Endangered (ICUN). Geographic range: Native only to Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco, in Mexico (Bluereef 2020). Habitat (system and type with details): Aquatic species; they live in freshwater wetlands; high altitude bodies of water with average temperatures of around 20 degrees celsius (Bluereef, 2020). Assessment information (use IUCN dropdown for Assessment Information in Detail): The population of axolotls continues to decline as years go by. They were marked as “Vulnerable” in 1996, and have since been moved up to “Critically Endangered” as of 2020 (ICUN). Threats: Increasing urbanization and destruction of their natural habitat causes a...